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Lawyer Larry Helms, a Winter Haven lawyer who was eliminated in a three-way race for circuit judge in the Aug. 14 election, has endorsed William “Bill” Sites of Lakeland in the Nov. 6 runoff election for the 10th Judicial Circuit post. Helms, Sites and Christine Trakas Thornhill ran for the nonpartisan post of Circuit Judge, Group 7 in the primary and nonpartisan elections. Since no one received more than 50 percent of the vote, Sites and Thornhill, the two top vote getters… Read More »

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National, state and local politics are covered in this blog by Ledger Political Editor Bill Rufty. Elections, behind-the-scenes maneuvers and what is meant beyond the rhetoric are the objectives of this blog.